There are four tiers of structured competition.
Open Meets are licensed according to the purpose of their competition as Level 1, 2, 3 or 4.
Level 1 is aimed at National qualifiers and swimmers close to National qualification looking for opportunities to achieve National qualifying times. These meets will have qualifying times for entry, which will be just below the national times (see Section on Qualifying Times and Upper Limit Times).
Level 2 is aimed at District/Regional qualifiers and swimmers close to District/Regional qualification. They have qualifying times and upper limit times. Access to the ASA ranking information can be used to enable meet organisers to verify entry times submitted by swimmers who fall within the stated range.
Level 3 is for Club swimmers who seek County qualifying times. They have qualifying times and upper limit times set at an appropriate level. These meets will provide a programme throughout the year to support the requirements of swimmers below District/Regional level.
Level 4 is for Club swimmers and those beginning to enter individual open competition.